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Rights groups on Monday urged the government to drop its incitement charges against four people arrested last week and accused of plotting to topple the government by handing out yellow roses to security forces and urging them to turn their guns against Prime Minister Hun ...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) yesterday said a recent exodus of workers from factories in Phnom Penh to the provinces over concerns related to a recent military build up in the capital would not threaten stability in the sector. Ken Loo, secretary-general of GMAC, ...

An employer who stands accused of beating her maid using a stick and the back of a meat cleaver will be summonsed by police in Kandal today for questioning, local officials have said. Son Leanghou, 57, a brick kiln owner, is accused of beating 28-year-old Sok ...

About 1,000 workers at one of Asia’s largest garment-processing factories have joined more than 4,000 who began a strike last week, as union workers demanded the company meet nine conditions, including severing ties with a shareholder. Employees at the SL2 factory of SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) ...

A landmine blast tore both legs from a 19-year-old man as he searched a wooded area in Pailin province’s Sala Krao district for bamboo shoots. Despite losing his legs, Thean Chin survived the explosion, and is receiving treatment at the Battambang Provincial Hospital, Sala Krao Deputy ...

The U.S. tax collection agency is this week training Cambodian bank staff as well as anti-corruption officials, police, judges and prosecutors in how to investigate financial activity to detect wrongdoing, officials said Monday. U.S. Embassy spokesman Sean McIntosh said the program, called Intermediate Financial Investigations Training, ...

After more than three months in jail, environmental activist Kuch Veng is set to hear his verdict at the Pursat provincial court. The verdict was originally scheduled to be handed down July 10, but the judge ordered it delayed after some 300 people from 11 provinces ...

The company that paid the funeral costs of two construction workers killed when a fence collapsed on them on Saturday distanced itself yesterday from the accident, saying it doesn’t own the building site. The claim came as Meanchey District Governor Kouch Chamroeun vowed to take action ...

Toyota Cambodia unveiled plans yesterday to add second-hand vehicles to its showroom in response to consumer preference for less expensive cars and a competitive grey market full of unauthorised dealers. Kong Nuon, chairman of Toyota Cambodia, the country’s largest car dealer, said that while demand for ...

ភ្នំ​ពេញៈ ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្មនុញ្ញ ដែល​ជា​​ស្ថាប័ន​ដោះ​ស្រាយ​បណ្តឹ​​ង​​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​​កំពូលរបស់​កម្ពុជា នឹង​បើក​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​នេះ ដើម្បី​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​​ធ្វើ​ការ​​សម្រេច​ លើ​បណ្តឹង​ចំនួន​ ៣៣ ​​ពី​គណបក្ស​នយោ​បាយ បើ​ទោះ​បី​ជា​សមាជិក​គណ​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​​បាន​​ថ្លែង​ថា ពួកគេ​មាន​ក្តី​សង្ឃឹម​តិច​តួច​ ចំពោះ​​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​​របស់​ស្ថាប័ន​ជាតិ​កំពូល​មួយ​នេះ​ក៏ដោយ​។​ ​​យោង​តាម​លោក ព្រំ​ ញៀន​វិចិត្រ​ ​​អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សា​ធម្ម​នុញ្ញ ​​​​បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​​នេះ បាន​ពិនិត្យ​លើ​​ពាក្យ​បណ្តឹង ១៤ នៃ​ពាក្យ​បណ្តឹង​ទាំង ៣២ របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​រួច​ហើយ ហើយ​កំពុង​​​ពិចារណា​លើ​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​ចុង​ក្រោយ ប៉ុន្តែ លោក​ វិចិត្រ បាន​បដិសេធ​មិន​ធ្វើ​ការ​អត្ថា​ធិប្បាយ ​​​អំពី​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​ឡើយ ឬ​ថា​តើពាក្យ​បណ្តឹង​ដទៃ​ទៀត​នឹងត្រូវ​សម្រេច​​ ​​​ឬ​យ៉ាង​ណា​ឡើយ មុន​ពេល​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ត្រូវ​បញ្ចប់​​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ស្អែក។​ ​ពាក្យ​បណ្តឹង​មួយ​ត្រូវ​បាន​ដាក់​ដោយ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជា​ជន​កម្ពុជា ហើយ​គ្មាន​ពាក្យ​បណ្តឹង​បាន​ដាក់​​ដោយ​គណ​បក្ស​ដទៃ​ទៀត​ឡើយ។ ​ ​លោក វិចិត្រ បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា៖​«​យើង​បាន​បញ្ចប់​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​លើ​បណ្តឹង​មួ​យ​ចំនួន ហើយ​បាន​បញ្ជូន​បណ្តឹង​ទៅ​​​ពិនិត្យ​ដោយ​សមាជិក​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​​ធម្ម​នុញ្ញ មួយ​ករណី​ម្តង​ៗ​។ ខ្ញុំ​មិន​ដឹង​អំពី​លទ្ធ​ផល​ទេ។ វា​អាស្រ័យ​​ទៅ​លើ​ការ​អនុម័ត​របស់​សមាជិក ហើយ​យើង​ធ្វើ​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​អនុលោម​តាម​នីតិវិធី​ច្បាប់​របស់​ក្រុម​ ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្ម​នុញ្ញ»។ ​លោក វិចិត្រ បាន​បន្ថែម​ថា ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​រួ​ម​មាន​វិធាន​ការ​ដូច​ជា​ការ​សាក​សួរ​ដើម​បណ្តឹង ...

The government of China on Monday delivered four units of container scanning machines to Cambodia for using at international border checkpoints. Speaking after the signing ceremony, Keat Chhon said the four container scanning machines, totally costing 13.8 million U.S. dollars, are China’s grant aid to ...

Cambodia’s Constitutional Council will resume their inquiries Tuesday into the opposition party’s poll complaints regarding the alleged irregularities of the election, according to the general secretariat of the Constitutional Council. In a statement issued Saturday, the council had already resolved 14 complaints among the 33 received ...

Chanting in Khmer and gripping homemade signs, a group gathered Monday to protest recent Cambodian election results. The rally aimed to bring awareness to what many Cambodian immigrants believe is a corrupt voting system. More than nine million people were eligible to vote in the July 28 ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) said Sunday that it is no longer involved in mediating the dispute between the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP over the results of last month’s national election. The announcement came after the NEC over the weekend rejected 17 complaints related to ...

The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday denied the allegations by the opposition party that it has collusion with the National Election Committee (NEC) for ballot- rigging. “Some allegations that the CPP has collusion with the NEC for vote-rigging ...

A 9-year-old boy has become the 10th person this year to die of bird flu in Cambodia, the World Health Organization announced Monday. The U.N. agency said the boy from a village in northeastern Battambang province came down with fever and vomiting on July 26 and ...

Cambodia’s Tourism Ministry said about 231,000 Chinese visited Cambodia in the first six months of the year, up 55 percent over the previous year. Cambodia received 334,000 Chinese visitors in 2012, up 35 percent year-on-year, Xinhua news agency quoted the ministry saying in a report. Kong Sopheareak, ...

In the globalised world, being able to communicate in more than one language is becoming essential for many people seeking rewarding careers. Young Cambodians have taken this message to heart and are learning Cambodia is slowly moving up the development ladder but low-wage factory labour still ...

Police said Sunday they have arrested four people believed to be involved in a conspiracy hatched by a dissident Khmer-American group plotting to topple the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen. Two men and two women were arrested on Thursday suspected of at­tempting to hand out ...

A city-wide campaign to clear drainage pipes inundated with garbage build-up aggravated by seasonal rains will begin on Saturday, the municipality announced. All nine districts are to report the number of pipes in need of service, according to a statement released on Friday, which adds that ...

Two construction workers were crushed to death on Saturday in Phnom Penh when a concrete wall collapsed on them as they were digging a building’s foundation. Boeung Tompun commune police identified the victims as Touch Chorm, 17, from Kandal province’s Ponhea Leu district, and, Yung Yangthor, ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the country’s financial regulator have informed Australia-based mining giant BHP Billiton it could still be charged over allegations the company bribed overseas officials, which include claims of improper payments to members of the Cambodian government. Prime Minister Hun Sen ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ ដោយសារ​តែ​ការ​ច្រាន​ចោល​របស់​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការ បោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) ទៅ​លើ​បណ្តឹង​ទាំង​អស់​ពាក់​ព័ន្ធ​នឹង​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ​កន្លង​ទៅ កាល​ពី​ចុង​សប្តាហ៍ គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ភ័ស្តុតាង អំពី​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​ទៅ​នឹង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ដោយ​លើក​យក​មណ្ឌល​មួយ ​ចំនួន​ធ្វើ​ជា​ទឡ្ហីករណ៍​បញ្ជាក់ អំពី​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​ទាំង​នោះ ដែល​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​គណបក្ស​នេះ​បាត់បង់​អាសនៈ​របស់​ខ្លួន។ នៅ​ក្នុង​សិក្ខាសាលា​មួយ​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​មេ​ដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និង​លោក កឹម សុខា រួម​ជាមួយ​នឹង តំណាង​ពី​អង្គការ​ឃ្លាំ​មើល​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ខុម ហ្វ្រែល បាន​រិះគន់​ទៅ​លើ​ដំណើរការ​ផ្ទៀង​ផ្ទាត់​ការ​រាប់​សន្លឹក​ឆ្នោត របស់ គ.ជ.ប ជា​ពិសេស​កង្វះ​ឆន្ទៈ​របស់​ស្ថាប័ន​នេះ​ក្នុង​ការ​បើក​កញ្ចប់​សុវត្ថិភាព ដើម្បី​ផ្ទៀង​ផ្ទាត់​ទៅ​នឹង​លទ្ធផល​ដូច​ដែល​ប្រកាស​ដោយ​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ បោះឆ្នោត​ឃុំ និង​ខេត្ត។ គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ក៏​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ផង​ដែរ អំពី​ការ​សិក្សា​ករណី​មួយ​នៅ​ខេត្ត កណ្តាល​ដែល​តួលេខ​ផ្ទាល់​របស់​គណបក្ស​បង្ហាញ​ថា គណបក្ស​នេះ​ឈ្នះ​បាន​ចំនួន ៧ អាសនៈ មិន​មែន ៦ អាសនៈ​ដូច​លទ្ធផល​ប្រកាស​បច្ចុប្បន្ន​នេះ​ទេ ហើយ​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រដូច គ.ជ.ប ទៅ​នឹង​ចោរ​ដែល​បាន​លួច​ហើយ តែ​មិន​ព្រម​បង្ហាញ​អ្វី​នៅ​ក្នុង​កញ្ចប់​នោះ ដើម្បី​ពិនិត្យ​មើល​ថា ...

Representatives of the opposition CNRP in Canada have sent a letter to the Canadian government asking that it clarify its stance on the results of Cambodia’s national election after a former Cabinet minister took part in an international observer team that deemed the elections free ...